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We recently provided several of the puzzles for the United States Sudoku Team Qualifying Test<\/a> and will be posting these here every couple days through July. This first puzzle is the easiest Classic Sudoku (5 points) from the contest.<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Sudoku<\/p>\n

PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

or solve online<\/a> (using SudokuPad)<\/p>\n

Theme:<\/b> One Vs. Many<\/p>\n

Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 607th puzzle from Thomas Snyder, aka Dr. Sudoku.<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/b> Insert a number from 1 to 9 into each white cell so that no number repeats in any row, column, or bold region. <\/p>\n

Difficulty (highlight to view):<\/b> 2 stars<\/span><\/p>\n

Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> Grandmaster = 2:30, Master = 3:30, Expert = 7:00<\/span><\/p>\n

Solution:<\/b> PDF<\/a>; a YouTube video discussing this creation will be posted this weekend.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/b> Follow this link for classic Sudoku<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Sudoku<\/a> to get started on. More classic Sudoku puzzles can be found in The Art of Sudoku<\/i><\/a>, The Art of Sudoku 2<\/i><\/a> and in our beginner-friendly collection Intro to GMPuzzles<\/i><\/a> by Serkan Y\u00fcrekli.<\/p>\n

Note 2:<\/b>\u00a0Comments on the blog are great! For a more interactive discussion, please also consider using our\u00a0Twelve Months of Sudoku?<\/a>\u00a0post\u00a0on the GMPuzzles Discord. Not a member of the Discord? Click\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0for basic access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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